- 1981 Champion Spark Plug 400 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1981 Champion Spark Plug 400 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Richard Petty | 64 | #43 Buick | STP | 185 | 200 | Finish | $23,750 | |
| 2 | 15 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | #11 Buick | Mountain Dew | 175 | 200 | Finish | $17,525 | |
| 3 | 9 | Ricky Rudd | 0 | #88 Chevy | Gatorade | 165 | 200 | Finish | $15,150 | |
| 4 | 8 | Harry Gant | 3 | #33 Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 165 | 200 | Finish | $6,000 | |
| 5 | 19 | Buddy Baker | 0 | #1 Buick | UNO | 155 | 200 | Finish | $5,175 | |
| 6 | 5 | Joe Ruttman | 4 | #2 Pontiac | J.D. Stacy | 0 | 200 | Finish | $9,375 | |
| 7 | 12 | Bobby Allison | 15 | #28 Buick | Hardee's | 151 | 200 | Finish | $8,950 | |
| 8 | 6 | Bill Elliott | 0 | #9 Ford | Mell-Gear | 142 | 200 | Finish | $3,525 | |
| 9 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Pontiac | Wrangler | 138 | 200 | Finish | $7,955 |
| 10 | 20 | Mike Alexander | 0 | #37 Buick | Rogers Auto Leasing | 134 | 200 | Finish | $3,700 | |
| 11 | 21 | Dave Marcis | 5 | #71 Buick | Transmissions Unlimited | 135 | 200 | Finish | $5,295 | |
| 12 | 18 | Jody Ridley | 1 | #90 Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 132 | 200 | Finish | $6,275 | |
| 13 | 16 | Johnny Rutherford | 5 | #98 Pontiac | Levi Garrett | 129 | 199 | Finish | $2,175 | |
| 14 | 4 | Terry Labonte | 5 | #44 Buick | Stratagraph | 126 | 199 | Finish | $7,550 | |
| 15 | 22 | Lake Speed | 0 | #66 Buick | Speed Racing | 118 | 199 | Finish | $4,155 | |
| 16 | 25 | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | #70 Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 115 | 199 | Finish | $3,960 | |
| 17 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | #27 Buick | Valvoline | 117 | 198 | Finish | $2,445 | |
| 18 | 3 | Gary Balough | 0 | #75 Buick | Chaparral Trailers | 0 | 198 | Finish | $3,975 | |
| 19 | 17 | Kyle Petty | 0 | #42 Buick | STP | 106 | 197 | Finish | $3,250 | |
| 20 | 30 | Rick Knoop | 0 | #99 Buick | Kargas Sports | 0 | 197 | Finish | $3,405 | |
| 21 | 31 | Tommy Gale | 2 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 105 | 197 | Finish | $2,760 | |
| 22 | 29 | Joe Booher | 0 | #40 Buick | Booher Farms | 97 | 196 | Finish | $1,020 | |
| 23 | 24 | Joe Millikan | 0 | #5 Pontiac | Performance Connection | 94 | 195 | Finish | $6,335 | |
| 24 | 26 | Cecil Gordon | 0 | #24 Buick | Gordon Racing | 91 | 195 | Finish | $2,470 | |
| 25 | 33 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 88 | 186 | Finish | $2,575 | |
| 26 | 13 | Benny Parsons | 33 | #15 Ford | Melling Tool | 90 | 173 | Valve Spring | $6,725 | |
| 27 | 36 | James Hylton | 8 | #48 Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | 87 | 156 | Finish | $2,520 | |
| 28 | 11 | Neil Bonnett | 43 | #21 Ford | Warner Hodgdon / Natl. Eng. | 84 | 155 | Valve Spring | $1,700 | |
| 29 | 1 | Ron Bouchard | 0 | #47 Buick | J.D. Stacy | 76 | 85 | Engine | $3,540 | |
| 30 | 23 | Tim Richmond | 0 | #12 Buick | UNO | 73 | 53 | Engine | $765 | |
| 31 | 35 | Bobby Wawak | 0 | #94 Buick | Wawak Racing | 70 | 28 | Oil Pump | $1,150 | |
| 32 | 28 | Bob Schacht | 0 | #97 Oldsmobile | Test Tube | 67 | 22 | Transmission | $740 | |
| 33 | 32 | Bruce Hill | 0 | #50 Buick | Hill Racing | 64 | 21 | Driveshaft | $1,130 | |
| 34 | 14 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | #02 Buick | Ams Oil | 61 | 20 | Accident | $1,120 | |
| 35 | 27 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Dodge | Hills Racing | 58 | 13 | Valve | $1,945 | |
| 36 | 34 | Dick May | 0 | #19 Buick | Belden Asphalt | 55 | 4 | Cam | $1,100 |